St. Francis Says...

What you are looking for is what is looking.

The Buddha Says...

My teaching is like a finger pointing at the moon.Do not mistake the finger for the moon.

Up and Running

Finally.We are here in the new place and snug as bugs in rugs.The cat has stopped having hysterics, the floors are level, the rooms have big non-draughty windows and it is QUIET!! I heard a car go by one afternoon and remarked on it."I think I heard a car go by." That's how quiet it is. When the post comes rattling through the door of an afternoon I startle.
There are lots of cupboards though one seems to have leprosy but that can be fixed. We seem to have been here forever and it has just been a week. It's Christmas in a few days so we are gearing up in a very mild way.There is a restaurant at the Bluffs that has Christmas Dinner so we are going to try it.Dinner was going to be cooked by He Who Cooks Once a Year but there was a singular lack of enthusiasm for the project. Christmas Dinner should be enjoyable for all.
Shortly we are off to St. Lawrence Market, a mere 30 minutes away to get the necessaries for the Christmas Eve supper, then on to Chinatown East to finish the last of the shopping. I couldn't be more thrilled! It takes 30 years of living in the Boonies to make one appreciate what one had before one left for the Boonies.
Of course we found the computer otherwise you wouldn't be reading this.Happy Christmas!!

Voltaire Says....

It is no more unusual to be born twice than it is to be born once.

Gentle Reader

Dear Reader
It's oi Giles here an oi wants to thank you for your koind concern over moi liddle maids.You must not trouble yourself Dear Reader as oi as all in and so to speak.Them maids lives the loife ov Riley they does. As long as they lets down at milking toime, we are farmers ere after all! Them maids as a roight good ome for as long as they loik(see above on let down).
The Missus an oi are eadin to foreign parts this spring.Oi'm a tad nervous as oi have never left ome before but Mother can get roight peevish at toimes if oi says no too often an she as always ad an ankerin to see France,Gawd elp us!
We as the tickets and we are off to Paris in the springtime, April to be sure. Mother says that is the roight time for Paris as it is all about romance and loik, an that is when it is most romantic.Oi has big doubts about they Frenchies, never mind romance.Oi don't loik ow they treats their beasts to be plain spoke about it and their grub sounds downroight scary but what is a man to do? Oi as to live with Mother after all and if she wants Paris, Paris it is!
Oi am trying not to think about it.
Thank you for your kind concern for moi liddle maids.
Giles

Pack Em Up! Move Em On!

We are moving in ten days time and the madness is upon us.There are boxes everywhere.Most are filled, some are empty.We have given bags and boxes of stuff away and even more has been thrown out and there is still a mountain of stuff that sits there. Packed. Another mountain awaits packing. My feeling is that once the lights are out the boxes start to multiply. Like rabbits. In the dark. Horrifying thought and possibly true. All I know is that our home is in a state of confusion and I am cooking with two pots and two frying pans. That I don't mind as I always enjoy a good challenge. It's the labyrinth of boxes and bags that have taken over the dining room that gets me down. That and climbing around the massive table that has come to live in the sitting room.
However we are nothing if not resourceful and certainly experienced in these trying matters. I keep the kitchen clean and organized as that is my main area of operations. Moving takes the pluck out of one and I have taken it upon myself to keep us well nourished through our ordeal. The next is making sure the bedrooms are light and airy and an oasis of peace in the midst of the madness. Lavender essential oil on a warm light bulb sends instant calm through a room. Try it!
I could if I wasn't so nuts at the moment sit down and write "Moving For Dummies" if someone hasn't already got there before me.
This too shall pass. All things do. Patience is an acquired virtue. I am trying to acquire it.